City of greater Sudbury, 2001 urban soil survey [appendices B-H]

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by  Jones, Randy|Ontario Ministry of the Environment

City of Greater Sudbury 2001 Urban Soil Survey
Investigators/Authors:
Randall Jones
Laura Fiore
Kyle Davis
Catherine Eby
Report No. SDB-008-3511-2003
July 2004
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Environmental Sciences and Standards Division
Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch
Biomonitoring Section
Phytotoxicology Investigations Unit
125 Resources Rd., North Wing, 2"d flr., Toronto, M9P 3V6
Ontario
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City of Greater Sudbury 2001 Urban Soil Survey Appendix B: School and Daycare Results
City of Greater Sudbury 2001 Urban Soil Survey
Appendix B
School and Daycare
Results
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Table of Contents
METHODS
1.0 ..............................................................6
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2.0 INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL RESULTS, DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS 8
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2.1 Rainbow District School Board. .......................................... 8
2.1.1 Adamsdale Public School 9
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2.1.2 Alexander Public School ...................................... 11
2.1.3 Algonquin Road Public School 13
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2.1.4 C.R. Judd Public School 15
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2.1.5 Carl A. Nesbitt Public School 17
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2.1.6 Chelmsford Public School 20
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2.1.7 Chelmsford Valley District School 22
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2.1.8 Churchill Public School 24
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2.1.9 Confederation Secondary School 26
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2.1.10 Copper Cliff Public School 28
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2.1.11 Cyril Varney Public School 31
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2.1.12 Ernie Checkeris Public School 33
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2.1.13 Falconbridge Public School 35
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2.1.14 Gatchell School 37
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2.1.15 George Vanier Public School 39
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2.1.16 Jessie Hamilton Public School 41
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2.1.17 Lansdowne Public School 44
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2.1.18 Larchwood Public School 46
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2.1.19 Lasalle Secondary School 48
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2.1.20 Levack Public School (formerly) 50
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2.1.21 Levack District High School (now Levack Public School) 52
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2.1.22 Lively District High School 54
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2.1.23 Lockerby Composite School 56
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2.1.24 Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School 58
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2.1.25 Long Lake Public School 60
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2.1.26 MacLeod Public School 62
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2.1.27 Northeastern Secondary School 64
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2.1.28 Pinecrest Public School 66
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2.1.29 Princess Anne Public School 68
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2.1.30 Queen Elizabeth II Public School 70
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2.1.31 R. H. Murray Public School 73
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2.1.32 R.L. Beattie Public School 75
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2.1.33 Redwood Acres Public School 77
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2.1.34 Robert Jack Public School 79
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2.1.35 Sudbury Secondary School
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2.1.36 Val Caron Public School 83
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2.1.37 Valleyview Public School 85
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2.1.38 Wanup Public School 87
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2.1.39 Wembley Public School 89
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2.1.40 Westmount Avenue Public School 91
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2.2 Sudbury Catholic District School Board 94
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2.2.1 Corpus Christi 95
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2.2.2 Immaculate Conception 97
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2.2.3 Marymount Academy 99
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2.2.4 Our Lady of Fatima .. 101
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2.2.5 Pius XII .......................................................103
2.2.6 Sacred Heart ...................................................105
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2.2.7 St. Andrew 107
2.2.8 St. Anne .......................................................109
2.2.9 St. Anthony ......................................................................................... 111
2.2.10 St. Benedict Secondary School 113
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2.2.11 St. Bernadette 115
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2.2.12 St. Charles 117
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2.2.13 St. Charles College 119
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2.2.14 St. Christopher 121
2.2.15 St. David ......................................................123
2.2.16 St. Francis .....................................................125
2.2.17 St. James ......................................................127
2.2.18 St. John ....................................................................................... 129
2,2.19 St. Kevin (Bishop Alexander C.C.S.S.) 131
2.2.20 St. Mary .......................................................133
2.2.21 St. Michael ....................................................135
2.2.22 St. Paul ........................................................137
2.2.23 St. Raphael .....................................................139
2.2.24 St. Theresa ................................................................................................. 141
2.2.25 St. Thomas (formerly) 143
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2.3 Le Conseil Scolaire du District de Grand Nord de L'Ontario 145
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2.3.1 E.P. Pavillon-de-l'avenir 146
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2.3.2 E.P. Franco Nord 147
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2.3.3 E.P. Foyer Jeunesse 149
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2.3.4 E.S. Hanmer 151
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2.3.5 E.P.Jeanne-Sauve
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2.3.6. Jean-Ethier-Blais 155
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2.3.7 E.S. Macdonald Cartier 157
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2.3.8 E.P. Sud Ouest Publique (Helene-Gravel) 159
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2.4 Le Conseil Scolaire Cathol.i.q.u.e .d.u. .N.o.u.v.e.l-.O..n.ta.r.io. ......................... 161
2.4.1 College Notre Dame 162
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2.4.2 E.S.C.1'Heritage
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2.4.3 E.S.C. Champlain 166
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2.4.4 E.S.C. 1'Horizon
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2.4.5 Ecole Leon XIII
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2.4.6 Ecole St. Pierre (formerly) 172
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2.4.7 Ecole St. Remi (formerly) 174
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2.4.8 Ecole Ste. Agnes 176
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2.4.9 Felix Ricard 178
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2.4.10 Jacques Car.t.ie.r. .................................................. 181
2.4.11 Mgr. Cote 183
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2.4.12 Notre Dame 185
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2.4.13 Notre Dame de 1'Esperance 187
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2.4.14 Notre Dame de la Merci 189
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2.4.15 Notre Dame du Rosaire 191
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2.4.16 St. Augustin 193
2.4.17 St. Denis ......................................................................................................... 195
2.4.18 St. Dominique 197
2.4.19 St. Etienne .....................................................200
2.4.20 St. Gabriel .................................................................................................... 202
2.4.21 St. Jean (formerly) 204
2.4.22 St. Joseph ......................................................206
2.4.23 St. Joseph ......................................................208
2.4.24 St.Joseph ......................................................210
2.4.25 St. Michel ......................................................212
2.4.26 St. Paul ............................................................................................................... 214
2.4.27 St. Pierre 216
2.4.28 Ste. Marie .......................................................................................................... 218
2.4.29 Ste. Therese 220
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2.5 Private Schools
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2.5.1 Baron Academy Nursery (formerly) 222
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2.5.2 Montessori School of Sudbury 224
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2.6 City of Sudbury Daycares 226
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2.6.1 Alexander Kids at Alexander Public School 226
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2.6.2 All Nations -South End 227
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2,63 All Nations - St. Christopher 230
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2.6.4 Beattie Kids
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2.6.5 Capreol Child Care Centre at St. Mary 231
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2.6.6 Cedar Park Daycare #1 233
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2.6.7 Cedar Park Daycare #2 at St. Raphael School 235
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2.6.8 Centre Educatif Etoile du Nord at College Boreal 236
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2.6.9 Circle of Friends 238
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2.6.10 Cotton Candy Daycare 240
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2.6.11 C.R. Judd Daycare at G.R. Judd Public School 242
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2.6.12 Garderie du Triangle Magique at St. Agnes 243
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2.6.13 Garderie Jardiniere Francophone formerly at Foyer Jeunesse 245
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2.6.14 Garderie Jardiniere Francophone at E.P. Foyer Jeunesse 247
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2.6.15 Jubilee Heritage Centre formerly at St. Francis 248
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2.6.16 Junior Citizens Daycare 250
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2.6.17 La Garderie Touche a Tout 252
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2.6.18 Laurentian Child & Family Centre 254
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2.6.19 Maple Tree Preschool Inc. #1 256
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2.6.20 Maple Tree Preschool Inc. #2 at St. Benedict Secondary 258
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2.6.21 Play and Learn Daycare at Cambrian College 260
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2.6.22 Princess Anne Kids at Princess Anne Public School 262
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2.6.23 R.J. Kids at Robert Jack Public School 263
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2.6.24 Services De Garde De Rayside - Balfour #1 ........................... 265
2.6.25 Services De Garde De Rayside - Balfour #2 267
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2.6.26 Shooting Star Daycare 268
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2.6.27 Smiles 'n' Freckles Inc. Daycare 270
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2.6.28 St. Albert Child Care Centre 272
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2.6.29 Teddy Bear Daycare #1 at First Baptist Church 274
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2.6.30 Teddy Bear Daycare #2 at Falconbridge Recreation Centre 276
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2.6.31 Teddy Bear Daycare #3 at St. John School 278
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2.6.32 Valley East Co-op-at Raymond Plourde Arena 279
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2.6.33 Walden Daycare Centre #1 281
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2.6.34 Walden Daycare Centre #2 at St. James School 283
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2.6.35 Walden Play and Learn 284
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3.0 SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR ALL SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES 286
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4.0 COMBINED SCHOOL AND DAYCARE RESULTS 290
Table B4.1: Concentration of 19 Elements in Soil in µgig Collected on 105 School
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Properties in the Sudbury Area 290
Table B4.2: Concentration of 19 Elements in Soil in µg/g Collected on 25 Daycare
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Properties in the Sudbury Area 321
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5.0 SAMPLING LOCATION COORDINATES 328
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1.0 METHODS
During the month of July 2001, MOE representatives collected soil, sand and gravel samples from
each school and daycare within the City of Greater Sudbury. At each site, samples were collected
in duplicate from all child play areas and especially from areas where school children could come
in direct contact with bare soil. Samples were collected in different ways from different locations
as described below. The sampling location and pattern of sampling is indicated on each school map
attached in Section 2.0. The school maps are provided to indicate the sampling locations on the
property and may not be spatially accurate.
Gravel playgrounds, containing slag in some instances, were prevalent at schools within the older
urban areas of the Greater City of Sudbury. Since this was the only area for school children to play,
duplicate samples were collected from the gravel playground by pushing aside the larger stones and,
with a trowel, scraping the underlying fine gravel material. All samples were collected while
walking in an "X" pattern across the gravel playground. For this type of sampling, the purpose was
to collect the tine particles that would be air borne when school children run and/or slide on the
gravel.
Sand samples were collected from all sanded play areas including those with play structures and
sand boxes. Due to the constant mixing of sand and homogenous nature of the sanded areas, sand
samples were collected with hand trowels to represent the 0-15 cm depth. In most cases, one sample
was collected from the interior of the play area in an "X" pattern below the play structure, while the
other sample was collected from the perimeter of the sanded play area adjacent to the pressure
treated wood border and/or soil. This type of sampling should indicate if there is a concentration
gradient from the outside wood border and/or surrounding soil to the interior of the play area. If
there was no wooden border, both sand samples were collected from the interior of the sanded play
area in an "X" pattern. In most cases, duplicate sand samples were collected; however, at some
locations single sand samples were collected.
Soccer and football fields were sampled in duplicate with a hand held soil corer in an "X" pattern
of the entire length of the field. Cores were separated into three depths, 0-5 cm, 5 - 10 cm, and 10 -
20 cm where possible. In addition, duplicate samples were taken in any worn area where bare soil
was visible; most predominately at soccer goal posts and centre field. Due to the compacted nature
of these areas, surface soil samples were taken with a trowel to represent the 0-5 em depth.
Baseball diamond infields were in most cases gravel and very compacted. Therefore, duplicate
surface samples were taken with a trowel. In most cases, one surface sample was collected while
walking along the baseline, while the other was collected while walking an "X" pattern from home
base to 2' base and from I" to 3' base. This type of sampling should indicate if there is an effect
of the chalk lines applied to the baseline compared to the interior of the infield.
Baseball diamond outfields were sampled in duplicate with soil corers in an "X" or "W" pattern.
Cores were separated into three depths, 0-5 cm, 5 - 10 cm, and 10 - 20 cm where possible. Where
the infield was grassed, samples were collected with a soil corer either as a separate site or combined
with the baseball diamond outfield.
Sand from long jump pit landing sites was sampled in duplicate in an "X" pattern. A hand trowel
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was used to sample the 0 to 15 cm layer due to the constant mixing of the sand in this location.
Samples were also taken from any grassed greenspace area where school children would play.
Cores were separated into three depths, 0-5 cm, 5 - 10 cm, and 10 - 20 cm where possible.
Outdoor ice rinks were not sampled based on the premise that they would only be used when the soil
was covered by ice. The remaining paved areas were not sampled.
All samples were delivered to the MOE Phytotoxicology laboratory where they were organized and
shipped to Agat Laboratories for Processing (MOE 2000, Appendix F). Agat followed MOE
Standard Operating Procedures which included air drying and sieving samples to obtain the 2 mm
size fraction, and then further grinding the sample in a mortar and pestle to pass through a Number
45 mesh (0.355 mm) sieve. Finally, the ground material was stored in glass jars. All soil samples
were then forwarded to Lakefield Laboratory for chemical analysis including: arsenic (As),
aluminum (Al), barium (Ba), beryllium (Be), calcium (Ca), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu),
chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), lead
(Pb), selenium (Se), strontium (Sr), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn). MOE data management and
quality control procedures for both sample processing and metals analysis carried out by contract
laboratories is outlined in Appendix F.
All data are reported in Rg/g dry weight and were compared with the MOE Table F Ontario Soil
Background Criteria and Table A Effects Based Soil Criteria (MOE 1997). In addition, school and
daycare property samples have been compared to undisturbed soil results from nearby sites sampled
as part of the 2000 Sudbury Soils Report (MOE 2001). It is important to note that the 2000 Report
documented metals concentrations in surface soils primarily from undeveloped areas which may not
be representative of all materials sampled on the school and/or daycare properties. All of the data
presented within this report will be used to support the Human Health Risk Assessment that will be
conducted for the City of Greater Sudbury.
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